Job summary
We are currently looking for an experienced Audit and Quality Control Manager to join our Maternity team here at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE).
In this role you will work alongside our Lead Midwife for Maternity Safety to achieve strategic and operational delivery of a challenging quality improvement agenda across Maternity Services.
You will be an effective ambassador for the Trust, be credible and knowledgeable with the confidence and interpersonal skills to support staff at all levels across maternity services and the wider organisation.
So, if you have a proactive 'can do' approach as well as knowledge in improvement methodology and are highly motivated and confident in managing challenging and changing workloads, we want to hear from you today.
Main duties of the job
If successful, you will be responsible for ensuring that a robust audit programme is in place including audits that are undertaken for quality improvement, national and local audits and responsive audits to Incidents / serious incidents to ensure compliance and learning from incidents and working collaboratively with other managers to deliver a variety of service improvement projects including NHS Resolutions Maternity Incentive Schemes.
About us
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
As a result of this; the Maternity Governance Team has recently been extensively expanded and restructured to ensure that the service moving forward is high quality, standardised and aligns itself with the Trusts goals and vision.
This is an exciting time to join the MSE Maternity Governance Team and become a valued member of the team within the new structure.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of this interesting and vital role, please see attached job description, but some of your responsibilities will be to:
- Champion and promote quality as a key focus within maternity services and across the health system to improve clinical productivity and effectiveness.
- Lead on the development, implementation and evaluation of quality standard systems using a multidisciplinary approach
- Provide leadership, expert advice and resource on quality improvement methodology and delivery
- Ensure that the maternity quality and safety program is fully integrated with all relevant Trust programmes and initiatives.
- Provide expert advice to senior clinicians/managers on the successful delivery of small- and large-scale change projects.
- Advise on the criteria for approving and prioritising projects and eliminating those that do not support the trusts quality/safety objectives.
- Ensure that all quality improvement projects within the remit of the role are delivered efficiently, escalating any risks or concerns to the Lead Midwife for Clinical Governance to ensure delivery of objectives on time and within the defined resource allocation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of this interesting and vital role, please see attached job description, but some of your responsibilities will be to:
- Champion and promote quality as a key focus within maternity services and across the health system to improve clinical productivity and effectiveness.
- Lead on the development, implementation and evaluation of quality standard systems using a multidisciplinary approach
- Provide leadership, expert advice and resource on quality improvement methodology and delivery
- Ensure that the maternity quality and safety program is fully integrated with all relevant Trust programmes and initiatives.
- Provide expert advice to senior clinicians/managers on the successful delivery of small- and large-scale change projects.
- Advise on the criteria for approving and prioritising projects and eliminating those that do not support the trusts quality/safety objectives.
- Ensure that all quality improvement projects within the remit of the role are delivered efficiently, escalating any risks or concerns to the Lead Midwife for Clinical Governance to ensure delivery of objectives on time and within the defined resource allocation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Audit qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment
Desirable
- Organisational/strategic experience in managing maternity services
- Experience of working on change projects
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Audit qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment
Desirable
- Organisational/strategic experience in managing maternity services
- Experience of working on change projects
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
